San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-22
AN ELOQUENT CARD
or Thanks from Mr.. VIM. Chrysler, to
His Friends who Supported Him
for Recorder.

OF Thanks from Mr.. VIM. Chrysler, to
His Friends who Supported Him
for Recorder.
The LIGHT takes pleasure In repro
ducing the following letter OF Mr.. VIM.
Chrysler, which appeared in this morn
ing's Express:
SAN ANTONIO, February 10, 1887.
Editor Express:-1he struggle Is
over; the Rubioon has been passed, but
| AN not permitted to give voice OF echo
to the "veBi, vidi vici" of the great cap
tain Of voting leg!ons. Untutored In
political tactics and partisan warfare,
adopted no strategy ,resorted to no tricks
or manoeuve-s, snapped or traded no
votes: and entered into no combination
ticket to increase my count at the polls.
| met my oppoDents-nOt my enemies
fairly and squarely and they are not
mine, but | am theirs ana am RELOCATED
to the workshop, after all the post Of
honor, where duty calls me 10 continue
my labors. Notwithstanding ill-starred
comments that hailed my announcement.
the tide of public sentiment was so
changed In my favor az to induce the
hope and even expectation Of election;
but another has been chosen, against
whom have not one syllable to utter,
and who, Idoubt not. Is qualified to ex-
eroise the functions OF recorder with
credit to himself and to the satisfaction
of the public. Though defeated. 1 am
NOT djsheartened nor cbaprined. and
while the smoke of the battle field ia
waited from view and the clash of arms
prows faint In the ear. [ deem IL nv
duty. az II is nv pleasure. to give public
expressjOD TO nv heartfelt and grateful
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the very large and
truly encouraging vote cast for me.
made the campaign, as an independ-
ent candidate, under most disadyanta-
geous circumstances. | was handi-
capped with the lightweight of dis
carded bad habit, had to endure the
malevolent opposition OF such as would
never allow any unfortunate one who
was down to rise again, and to convince
| the MANY who were slow and even re-
| luctant to believe In the sincerity and
permanency Of my reiormation-all this
without the backing of any strong and
| well disciplined organization, without
money to conduct the canvass, and with
out appliances to secure the votes Of all
who preferred and desired to support
me. But the press came nObly to my as
| sistance. To your paper am under last
ing obligations for justice, liberality and
sympathy, and to the LIGHT, Times and
Freie Presse 1 am under like obliga-
| tions, and | desire to make public ac-
acknowledgement of the same. Whatever
| others, In or out of town, successful or
| defeated, may say of the press, l have
for IL nothing worse than thanks and
gratitude, and its fairness and justice In
| the recent contest, shall be cherished
| smong my dearest memories. The pso-
pie had much to condone, ignore, for
| give and forget, but very many did me
| the justice to regard nv past shortcOm-
| ings and wrong doing as merely Social
| and not the outcrOppings of wrong prin-
ciple and innate vice. and to attribute
them to troubles and sorrows caused by
the reverses of tickle fortune. Men of
| every class, condition and pursuit voted
| for me, particularly substantial and sue.
cessful business men. who held up my
right arm in the effort TO do right, be-
lieved in the sincerity of my profess
siOns and the permanency of my reform,
and who generously betrayed my nec-